Bangkok (Thailand) – October 2, 2015 (travelindex.com) – Chatchawan Napawan (center), Resident Manager of Chatrium Hotel Riverside Bangkok led the management and colleagues to join campaign “Clean Up Bangkok River” at Wat Sutthi Wararam; a Community Temple. “Clean Up Bangkok River” is the project of “Clean Up the World” which is a community based environmental … Read more

Lisbon (Portugal) – October 1, 2015 (travelindex) – The decision to undertake a significant six-figure renovation schedule at Aroeira has paid instant dividends for the iconic Portuguese venue following its inclusion in Golf World’s benchmark ‘Top 100 Courses in Continental Europe 2015/16’ rankings. Managed by Orizonte Lisbon Golf and the host of the Portuguese Open … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – October 1, 2015 (travelindex) – The long trusted and familiar logo for the Best Western brand has been a constant along its journey of global expansion and quality improvement, as the company has grown to a diverse collection of more than 4,100 properties in over 100 countries. Today, at its annual convention, … Read more

Geneva (Switzerland) – October 1, 2015 (travelindex.com) – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) co-signed an open letter calling on governments to act to help the industry reduce its carbon footprint. The letter was organized by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), which brings together all the major players in the aviation sector (airlines, airports, … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – September 30, 2015 (travelindex.com) – Best Western International reimagined its online booking experience by starting where many of its customers do on their smart phones and tablets. By adopting this mobile first mentality, the company has created a guest experience based on a clean, uncluttered interface that is easy to use and … Read more

Berlin (Germany) – October 1, 2015 (travelindex.com) – City trips in Europe grow twice as fast as total international holiday market, Paris, London and Berlin are top destinations, ITB Berlin and IPK International analyse why ever more tourists head for Europe’s major cities Paris, London, Berlin: city trips have been one of the boom tourism … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – September 30, 2015 (travelindex.com) – The Thai tourism industry welcomed its 22 millionth visitor this year. The activity is being organised as part of a campaign to welcome every millionth visitor to Thailand. An elaborate traditional welcome was prepared by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Thai Airways International Public Co., Ltd., … Read more

Geneva (Switzerland) – September 30, 2015 (travelindex.com) – A failure to embrace long-term structural reforms that boost productivity and free up entrepreneurial talent is harming the global economy’s ability to improve living standards, solve persistently high unemployment and generate adequate resilience for future economic downturns, according to The Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016, which is released … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – September 29, 2015 (travelindex.com) – In a dazzling ceremony at the Impact Muang Thong Thani on Sunday night, 117 Thai enterprises were conferred the kingdom’s top tourism awards in recognition of their contribution to upgrading the quality, professionalism and service standards of Thailand’s largest foreign exchange generating economic sector. Ranging from spas … Read more

Bangkok (Thailand) – September 28, 2015 (travelindex.com) – The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce that SriLankan Airlines has joined PATA as its newest Aviation member. SriLankan Airlines, the National Airline of Sri Lanka, is an award-winning carrier with a firm reputation as a global leader in service, comfort, safety, reliability, and … Read more